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Rating Agencies · Aug 15, 2026 · 4 min read
Fitch affirmed the United Kingdom at AA- with a stable outlook on 14 August 2026, citing debt and debt interest to revenue…
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Rating Agencies · Aug 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Fitch Ratings affirmed the long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer default ratings of the United States at AA+ with a stable outlook on…
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Rating Agencies · Aug 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Fitch Ratings affirmed Kuwait's long-term issuer default ratings at AA- with a Stable outlook in a 7 August rating action, keeping the…
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Macro · Jul 29, 2026 · 7 min read
The UAE listed its first sovereign retail Treasury Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai on 2 July, drawing 445 million dirhams at 4.30 percent,…
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Macro · Jul 12, 2026 · 4 min read
Fitch Ratings affirmed Saudi Arabia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at A+ with a stable outlook late on Friday, saying the kingdom's…
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Global · Jun 27, 2026 · 4 min read
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the United States' long-term sovereign credit rating at AA+ and its short-term rating at A-1+, with a…
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Global · Jun 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Moody's Ratings has affirmed the United Arab Emirates' sovereign credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency confirmed on Friday…
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Bahrain · Jun 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Bahrain markets a new 10-year U.S. dollar sovereign bond at a yield near 7.5%, testing investor appetite for GCC credit. The transaction…
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Egypt · Jun 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Egypt targets natural gas production of 6.6 bcf/d by 2027 from ~4.1 bcf/d. Shell resumed Mediterranean drilling, four new wells add 120…
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Rating Agencies · May 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Fitch's latest UAE rating action sends a clear message: the country's credit strength remains intact, but the economic transmission channels from regional…
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Fitch affirmed the United Kingdom at AA- with a stable outlook on 14 August 2026, citing debt and debt interest to revenue each around double the AA peer median.
Fitch Ratings affirmed the long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer default ratings of the United States at AA+ with a stable outlook on 13 August 2026, leaving the rating where it has stood since the agency’s downgrade from AAA in 2023. Fitch attributes the rating to the size of the economy, high income per head, a…
Fitch Ratings affirmed Kuwait’s long-term issuer default ratings at AA- with a Stable outlook in a 7 August rating action, keeping the country among the highest-rated sovereigns it covers through a year of regional conflict and disrupted oil exports. The rating rests on what Fitch calls exceptionally strong fiscal and external balance sheets, anchored by…
The UAE listed its first sovereign retail Treasury Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai on 2 July, drawing 445 million dirhams at 4.30 percent, against a federal auction programme where short dirham yields rose about 30 basis points through the first half of 2026.
Fitch Ratings affirmed Saudi Arabia’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at A+ with a stable outlook late on Friday, saying the kingdom’s fiscal and external balance sheets have held up through the regional conflict, with government debt and sovereign net foreign assets considerably stronger than the medians of both A and AA rated peers and…
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed the United States’ long-term sovereign credit rating at AA+ and its short-term rating at A-1+, with a stable outlook, in a decision published on 26 June. The affirmation keeps the US one notch below the top AAA grade at S&P, but removes an immediate rating risk at a time when…
Moody’s Ratings has affirmed the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency confirmed on Friday 12 June 2026. The decision keeps the UAE firmly within the high investment grade band and reflects continued confidence in the strength of the economy and the durability of its public finances. Moody’s…
Bahrain markets a new 10-year U.S. dollar sovereign bond at a yield near 7.5%, testing investor appetite for GCC credit. The transaction reflects continued access to international markets, supported by GCC backing, resilient non-oil activity and active policy response, even as fiscal consolidation remains central.
Egypt targets natural gas production of 6.6 bcf/d by 2027 from ~4.1 bcf/d. Shell resumed Mediterranean drilling, four new wells add 120 mmcf/d, a 5-year, USD 5.7bn plan targets 480 wells. LNG imports hit a record 9.01 Mt in 2025.
Fitch’s latest UAE rating action sends a clear message: the country’s credit strength remains intact, but the economic transmission channels from regional conflict are becoming more visible. Fitch affirmed the UAE at AA- with a Stable Outlook, supported by low government debt, strong external assets, high GDP per capita, and Abu Dhabi’s large sovereign net…